Drip shield for shaving brushes



SQpt. 15, 1925.

H. I. MUUS DRIP SHIELD FOR SHAVING BRUSHES Filed Oct. 16. 1923 [N VEN TOR S m U W A TTORNE YS i or clothing of the jects an Patented Sept. 15, 1925.

UNITED STATES 1,553,110 PATENT OFFICE.

BARRY I. ms, 0! VANCOUVER BAR-RACKS, WASHINGTON. DRIP SHIELD FOB SHAVING BRUSHES. Application fled October 16, 1988. Serial 110. 888,879.

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Be it known that I, HARRY ISAKSON Mons, resident of Vancouver Barracks, in the county of Clarke and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dri Shields for Shaving Brushes, of which t a following is a specification.

This'invention relates to an improvement in drip shields for shaving'brushes, and has for its'object to provide a device of this character which is designed and adapted to receive the excess of water from the brush so as to prevent the same from flowing, dropping or working down onto the hands person shaving or from droppin u on and soiling surrounding obg which is at the same time adapted for ready attachment or association with the brush.

A further object is to provide a device of this character having t e foregoing advantages .and capacities and which when associated with the brush in no way detracts from the capacities or advantages of the brush, the shield being at the same time unbreakable and eflicient and effective to carry 4 out its intended purposes.

A further object is to provide a shield of this character which is so constituted asto provide for the support of the brush upon a shaving mug in such manner that the bristles are suspended above the water in the mug so as to prevent excessive absorption of water, the shield being at the same time adapted to support or position the bristles aced from and above the sure, stand or the like so as to of the same when a brush is laid or rested upon such a support.

Other objects and advantages of the invention reside in certain novel features of the construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, and in which:

Figure 1 is a one embodiment Figure 2 is a and part in section of the embodiment of the brush s face of a tab prevent soiling perspective view, showing of the invention;

vlew, partly 1n elevation l shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 but a citizen of the United States, and a slightly stretc ported or related to y different manner;

brush which includes ahandle 11, a ferrule or bristle mounting 12 and bristles or tufts 13. Usually there is provided between the ferrule 12 and handle 11 an annular shoulder or rib 14.

Referring now especially to Figures 1 to 3, inclusive, it will be seen that the drip shield which constitutes the present invention is constructedof soft rubber or other suitable material which is elastic and yet at the same time possesses sufiicient rigidity in assembly to enable it to carry out the functions hereinafter set forth. 'The shield comrises a shell 15 of s heroidal form and avmg its ends open. (gne end of the shield terminates in a flat rim 16 whichis inturned or(provided with an inner peripheral flan e an the op osite end thereof is exten ed and reduce to provide an attaching nipple 17. In assemb ing the shield with or distended, and-the arrangement ispreferably such that even in the assembly as shown in Fi re 2 the nipple 17 is still i ed so that by virtue of the elasticity or resiliency of the material of which it is composed it tightly grips the handle 11 of the brush and provides the attachin means necessary .for holding the shield in position on the brush.

In Figure 3 the nip le 17 is shown as inturned and frictional y engaged with the ferrule or brush member 12. The structure of the shield is identical with that shown in Figures 1 and 2 but before assembling the same with the brush its nipple is inturned and is stretched over the ferrule 12 instead of over the handle 11. In other respects the shields are identical and, as Shown in the drawings, each includes a plurality of lugs 18 arranged around the rim 16 of its shell. When the brush is supported on the shaving mug or vessel, its rim rests on the rim of the shaving mug and the lugs 18 prevent displacement of the rim 16 therefrom. In the form of the invention shown in Fl re 4 the shield is constructed of soft it is formed with an annular shoulder 25.

As in the arrangement shown in Figure 2 thenip le 24 engages the handle 11 but only a sli ht area or portion of the same and the act1on of the nipple 24 is 'sigiplemented by the enga ment of the shoul er 25 with the rib 14. e nipple 24 and rib 25 are so constituted with respect to the handle 11 and rib 14 that in the assembly as shown in Figure 4 they are under tension and b virtuefof their inherent elasticity, or resi iency they tightly and frictionally enga e the handle 11 and rib 14, respectively. t will be understood from a comparison of Ei ures 2 and '3 that it is possiblev to emb y the invention in an arrangement in whic the nip 1e 17 is of a very slight size or extent and in fact the nipple may be entirely dispensed with and the inner wall of the o ening at the inner end of the shell-may a one provide a gripping surface of suflicient area to frictionally en age the-brush and hold the shield in position thereon.

In use, the large open end of the shield which is defined by the rim 16 or rim 21, as the case may be, surrounds the bristles or tufts adjacent their mountin 12 and the spheroidal shell provides a reilatively. large cup orcontainer which is arranged and adapted to receive the excess of water carried by the bristles. Moreover, the spheroidal form of the shell in connection with the inturned or flanged rim tends to hold and trap this liquid even when the brush is laid u on a table, stand or other flat support. The inturned or flanged rim has the further function of stiffening and reinforcing the shell to provide a relatively stable and rigid shell without necessitating a bu and heavy construction. It is tobe note that when the brush is so positioned, that the bristles or tufts will be held above and out of contact with the surface of the table or' ab e and being curved and arran ed to blend in with the lines of the brush tract from the appearance or balance'thereof. The lugs 18 or 22, as the case may be, assist in supporting the brush on the shavmg mug or vessel when the same is not in use and in such manner that it does not dip into the water therein thereby preventing excessive absorption. Preferably the inner faces of these lugs are recessed, as indicated at 18 and 22 respectively, to better ada t themfor engagement with the rim of t e mu or shaving vessel. Of course it will be un erstood that these lugs may take any desired sha e or'form.

While have herein shown and described the preferred embodiments of the invention it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein shown as various changes in the form, proportion .and mlnor detalls of construction oes not demay be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope. of the invention and the SllbJOlIlGd claims.

' I claim:

1. A drip shield for use on shaving brushes and comprising a shell positioned on the brush and having its 0 en end encircling the bristles of the brush, t e rim of the shell ,which defines said 0 en end having a plurality of lugs provi ed with recessed inner faces, said rim and said lugs being adapted to coact with the rim of a shavin mug or other support for supporting the %rush.

2. A drip shield for use on shaving brushes and-comprising a shell positioned on the brush and having its open end encirclin the bristles of the brush, the rim of the shefi whichdefines said open end'having a plu ralityof lugs, said rim and said lugs being adapted to coact with the rim of a shaving Im'ug'h or other support for supporting the HARRY r. MUUS. 

